Developing urban geotourism in Brno (Czech Republic)

0537151 - ÚGN 2021 RIV CZ eng C - Conference Paper (international conference)
Kubalíková, Lucie - Kirchner, Karel - Bajer, A. - Balková, M. - Kuda, František
Developing urban geotourism in Brno (Czech Republic).
Public recreation and landscape protection – with sense hand in hand? Brno: Mendel Univesity in Brno, 2020 - (Fialová, J.), s. 95-99. ISBN 978-80-7509-715-6. ISSN 2336-6311. E-ISSN 2336-632X.
[Public recreation and landscape protection - with sense hand in hand? Křtiny (CZ), 11.05.2020-13.05.2020]
R&D Projects: GA TA ČR(CZ) TL02000219
Institutional support: RVO:68145535
Keywords : geoheritage * cultural heritage * geoeducation * geocultural sites * geoarchaeological sites * anthropogenic landforms
OECD category: Physical geography

The term “urban geotourism” is defined as tourism based on the places within the city boundary (both in the form of built heritage - monuments, buildings, statues - and rock outcrops) that is related to geological concepts and features. As a first step for the development of urban geotourism it is necessary to identify and inventory the geotourist resources, which should take into account both natural (geological, geomorphological, hydrological or palaeontological, and ecological aspects related to geodiversity), and cultural aspects related to geodiversity (e.g. monuments, building stone, geo-toponyms, anthropogenic landforms). Based on the classification of geotourist sites, selected examples from Brno (Czech Republic) are given, supplemented by geotourist and geo-educational activities. In the conclusion, the advantages of urban geotourism are summarized and its importance for the protection of abiotic nature and sustainable management of valuable sites is suggested.


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